Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/27/2023

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1 b. On sites adjacent to public streets on all sides, towers may be placed within a side yard 2 abutting a local street. 3 (5) The setback shall be measured between the base of the tower located nearest the property 4 line and the actual property line. 5 (6) A tower's setback may be reduced or its location in relation to a public street varied, at the 6 sole discretion of the city council, to allow the integration of a tower into an existing or 7 proposed structure such as a church steeple, light standard, power line support device, or 8 similar structure. 9 (7) The height of a communication tower shall not exceed: 10 a. 100 feet in residential districts. 11 b. 199 feet in business districts, with no additional height allowances granted. 12 (8) Multi-user towers may exceed the height requirements as stated in this section by up to an 13 additional 20 feet provided that two additional users, as stated in subsection (7) of this 14 section, have collocated their antennas on the monopole structure. A towcr cxtcnsion 15 rcquircs an amended conditional use permit. 16 (9) The city council may increase the height of a tower if the applicant is able to demonstrate to 17 the satisfaction of the city council that the surrounding topography, structures, vegetation, 18 and other factors make the height limit for a complying tower impractical. 19 (J) Tower lighting. Towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights 20 unless such lighting is specifically required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other federal 21 or state authority for a particular tower, or if required by the city council for safety reasons. When 22 incorporated into the approved design of the tower, light fixtures used to illuminate ball fields, 23 parking lots, or similar areas may be attached to the tower. 24 (K) Signs and advertising. The use of any portion of a tower for signs other than warning or equipment 25 information signs is prohibited. 26 (L) Accessory utility buildings. All utility buildings and structures accessory to a tower shall be 27 architecturally designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum 28 setback requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground -mounted equipment shall be 29 screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of non -vegetative screening 30 better reflects and complements the architectural character of the surrounding neighborhood, as 31 determined by the city council. 32 (M) Abandoned or unused towers or portions of towers. Abandoned or unused towers or portions of 33 towers shall be removed as follows: 34 (1) All abandoned or unused towers and associated facilities shall be removed within 12 months 35 of the cessation of operations at the site unless a time extension is approved by the city 36 council. A copy of the relevant portions of a signed lease which requires the applicant to 37 remove the tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be 38 submitted at the time of application. 39 (2) Unused portions of towers above a manufactured connection shall be removed within 12 40 months of the time of antenna relocation. The replacement of portions of a tower previously 41 removed requires the issuance of a new conditional use permit. 42 (N) Antennas on roofs, walls and existing towers. 43 (1) The placement of wireless telecommunication antennas on roofs, walls, and existing towers, 44 utility poles and structures is permitted in any district, regardless of parcel size, provided the 45 antenna does not extend more than 20 feet above the highest point of the structure or tower. 46 The placement of wireless telecommunications antennas on roofs, walls, and existing towers 47 or structures may be approved by the city engineer, provided the antennas meet the 48 requirements of this Code, after submittal of a final site and building plan as specified by 49 chapter 105, Buildings and Building Regulations, and a report prepared by a qualified and Page 53 of 160